Jack o’ Lantern Cupcakes

Don’t have time to carve pumpkins for Halloween? Make these cute dessert cupcakes with Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® cake mix, topped with orange Betty Crocker® whipped cream cheese frosting and decorated as Jack o’ Lantern faces.

Prep Time

Minutes

Total Time

1:25

Hr:Mins

Makes

servings

box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® butter pecan cake mix

cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

1/2

cup water

1/3

cup vegetable oil

eggs

containers Betty Crocker® Whipped cream cheese frosting

teaspoon orange paste food color

tubes (0.68 oz each) Betty Crocker® black decorating gel

green gumdrops

candied pecan halves

Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
In medium bowl, mix frosting and food color until blended. Frost cupcakes. Use black decorating gel to make jack-o’-lantern face.
On work surface, flatten gumdrops with rolling pin; cut out leaf shapes with sharp knife. Place leaf cutouts and 1 pecan half on cupcakes near stems.

Makes 24 servings (1 cupcake)

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens

Time-Saving Tip

Omit the gel and jack-o’-lantern face for a simpler pumpkin pecan cupcake.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 250

Total Fat 9g

(Saturated Fat 2g,),

Sodium 200mg;
Total Carbohydrate 40g

(Dietary Fiber 1/2g,

Protein 1g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch;
2 Other Carbohydrate;
2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

2 1/2;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Jack o’ Lantern Cupcakes

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens